Private Executive Roundtable | June 18, 2026 | Belgium

The Modern Factory Roundtable

A private gathering of manufacturing executives to explore how modern factories are built, run, and sustained. MES, scheduling, plant visibility, and cloud integration, without the buzzwords.

Evening exclusive: a guided backstage tour of Paradise City, Europe's greenest festival. A unique experience you will not find at any other industry event.

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1 Day Intensive format, no filler

4 Partners IndX, Rockwell, Microsoft, Routeco

Private Invitation only, curated seats

Hosted by

IndX

Rockwell Automation

Microsoft

Routeco

The Real Problem

Manufacturers don't struggle because they lack software.

The gap isn't technology. It's engineering, production, scheduling, and ERP systems that don't talk to each other.

Disconnected Systems

ERP knows the order. MES knows the floor. Scheduling is in Excel. When these can't talk, production visibility is fiction and decisions lag reality by days.

MES Projects That Don't Deliver

Most MES implementations underperform — not because the software is wrong, but because integration, change management, and rollout strategy are treated as afterthoughts.

Multi-Plant Blind Spots

Running five sites is a different problem from running one. Without standardization and cross-plant visibility, every facility becomes an island and reporting becomes guesswork.

Who Should Attend

Built for operational leaders in discrete manufacturing

Private and invitation-only. Seats are curated to keep every conversation peer-level and relevant.

VP Manufacturing
Chief Operating Officer
Operations Director
Plant Director
Digital Transformation Leader

Company Profile

Discrete Manufacturing Multi-Plant Operations ERP Implemented Shop Floor Modernization Tier 1-3 Automotive Food & Beverage Plastic & Metal Processing High-Volume Repetitive

June 18, 2026

A full day of substance, no filler.

Working sessions on MES and scheduling through to an exclusive evening experience — every hour earns its place.

Time Session Presenter

12:00 – 13:00

Arrival & Networking Lunch

Informal introductions and peer networking over lunch at the castle.

All

13:00 – 13:15

Welcome & the Digital Thread

Why now. Trends shaping discrete manufacturing. The gap between ERP and the shop floor.

IndX

13:15 – 13:35

Why MES Implementations Fail

Scheduling challenges, the engineering-to-production handoff, ERP vs. MES tensions, and multi-plant visibility gaps.

IndX

13:35 – 14:00

Smart Manufacturing with Plex for Discrete

MES and MOM for discrete manufacturing: scheduling, shop floor visibility, and multi-plant standardization with Plex.

Rockwell

14:00 – 14:20

Rockwell Ecosystem & Implementation Approach

The Rockwell footprint in Europe: hardware, software, integration approach, and what a typical customer journey looks like.

Rockwell

14:20 – 14:50

Coffee Break

Networking.

All

14:50 – 15:20

Customer Implementation Story

A real MES and Plex deployment: scheduling improvements, OEE gains, multi-plant rollout, and the lessons that don't make it into vendor decks.

IndX Rockwell

15:20 – 16:00

Executive Roundtable Discussion

A moderated, peer-level discussion on the biggest challenges in scheduling, MES, cloud adoption, AI, and multi-plant operations.

All

16:00 – 16:30

Live Plex Demo for Discrete Manufacturing

Production orders, scheduling, shop floor data collection, OEE, quality management, and ERP integration, live.

IndX

16:30 – 17:30

Networking & Castle Tour

Relationship building and a tour of the castle grounds.

All

17:30 – 18:00

Welcome Apero

Drinks and informal networking before the evening's exclusive experience.

All

From 18:00

Exclusive: Paradise City Backstage Experience

A private guided tour behind the scenes of Europe's greenest festival, never opened to guests before. An evening you will still be talking about long after you leave Belgium.

Exclusive

Live at the Event

See the Plex platform running on a real discrete manufacturing scenario — live, not a slideshow.

Your Hosts

Brought to you by leaders in industrial software

Co-convened by organizations covering the full stack of modern manufacturing: strategy, software, implementation, and distribution.

IndX

Engineering Industries eXcellence. Design automation and digital manufacturing consultancy executing MES, MOM, and PLM programs across Europe.

Rockwell Automation

Global leader in industrial automation, delivering the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform for discrete and process industries.

Microsoft

Cloud, AI, and data platform for manufacturing systems — powering secure, scalable MES infrastructure at enterprise scale.

Routeco

Leading automation distributor connecting Rockwell technology to manufacturing operations across the Benelux region.

Evening Exclusive

A backstage pass to Europe's greenest festival.

Paradise City is one of Europe's most distinctive festivals, held on the grounds of a Belgian castle in Perk, 10 minutes from Brussels Airport. It has built its reputation on one claim: the greenest festival in Europe. And we have secured something they have never offered before.

From 18:00, your group receives an exclusive guided backstage tour of the festival setup — walking the production area as the team brings 60,000+ visitors' worth of infrastructure to life.

Access never granted before Paradise City opened their backstage exclusively for this group. A one-time arrangement.

Green manufacturing meets sustainable production The festival's obsession with sustainable operations mirrors the efficiency challenge our industry faces.

60,000+ visitors, already sold out Not a small local event. Regularly in international press, with DJs who also perform at Tomorrowland.

Kasteelhoekstraat, Perk — 10 min from Brussels Airport The same venue where you spent the day. In the evening, the festival grounds come alive around it.

Why This Event

Four reasons this is worth a day of your time

Peer-Level Conversations

No sales floor, no vendor booths. Everyone in the room holds a seat in operations or digital transformation. The conversation stays real.

Real Implementation Stories

A live case study from an actual Plex and MES deployment: what worked, what didn't, and what the project team wishes they'd known upfront.

The Full Stack in One Room

MES software, cloud infrastructure, automation hardware, and implementation expertise all represented. You leave with a complete picture, not a partial one.

An Evening Worth Remembering

The Paradise City backstage tour is a shared experience you will still be talking about with colleagues long after the trip home.

Secure Your Seat

This is an invitation-only event.

Limited seats, curated attendees. Submit your details and we will confirm your place within two business days.

Thursday, June 18, 2026 — Full day from 12:00

Kasteelhoekstraat, Perk (Steenokkerzeel), Belgium — On the Paradise City festival grounds. 10 minutes from Brussels Airport.

Evening: Paradise City backstage access from 18:00

Limited to Directors, VPs and C-level manufacturing leaders

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Job Title

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The Modern Factory Roundtable

Manufacturers don't struggle because they lack software.

Disconnected Systems

MES Projects That Don't Deliver

Multi-Plant Blind Spots

Built for operational leaders in discrete manufacturing

Company Profile

A full day of substance, no filler.

Brought to you by leaders in industrial software

A backstage pass to Europe's greenest festival.

Four reasons this is worth a day of your time

Peer-Level Conversations

Real Implementation Stories

The Full Stack in One Room

An Evening Worth Remembering

This is an invitation-only event.

Request received.

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